This is an analysis of the poem Down Low that begins with:
I've heard it said...
Those down low, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcada XXe bffgdgXa eefgga gaagaa BGggahbXhXBGcfff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,8,6,6,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 111 10101 1101 01110 11101 1101 111001 1 1100010 10 111111 110011 10101010 1011101 110111 1101 110101000 01101101 110101 1101010001 100111010 1001 001 1101 101101 1011101 10100010 10111 101 111001 1111 1110011 0001101 0101001001 111101 001110111 1011 01 1101101 1111 1110011 0010100 110101101 11010111 0111111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, it are repeated.
The author used the same words and, for at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Down Low;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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